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Nevada in 2003

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Nevada changed +6.2%, against +4.5% for the United States and +6.0% in 2002.

43,366 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,090 single-family), +21.8% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+6.2%Nevada index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
43,366housing units permitted in 200333,090 single-family
13 of 14counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.5%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Douglas County+10.3%62952712.6
White Pine County+10.0%12121.4
Lander County+9.4%440.7
Carson City+8.0%2031973.5
Mineral County+7.7%881.8
Storey County+7.5%36368.5
Washoe County+7.5%4,9974,2299.8
Humboldt County+6.5%26261.5
Lyon County+5.9%4874657.5
Clark County+5.6%36,73227,35415.3
Churchill County+3.1%1211214.7
Nye County+2.8%000.0
Elko County+0.5%96961.8
Pershing County−2.3%110.2
Lincoln County—14143.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Nevada by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 32,804 units (22,470 single-family, 10,334 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 37,242 units (23,810 single-family, 13,432 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 34,811 units (23,462 single-family, 11,349 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 36,999 units (24,445 single-family, 12,554 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 32,643 units (24,283 single-family, 8,360 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 32,285 units (25,723 single-family, 6,562 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 36,125 units (27,005 single-family, 9,120 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 35,615 units (27,634 single-family, 7,981 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 43,366 units (33,090 single-family, 10,276 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 44,556 units (38,914 single-family, 5,642 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 47,728 units (37,546 single-family, 10,182 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 39,445 units (26,722 single-family, 12,723 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 27,209 units (16,256 single-family, 10,953 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 14,881 units (7,110 single-family, 7,771 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,764 units (4,545 single-family, 2,219 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 6,443 units (5,361 single-family, 1,082 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,163 units (4,681 single-family, 1,482 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 9,071 units (7,439 single-family, 1,632 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 11,174 units (8,970 single-family, 2,204 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 13,016 units (8,888 single-family, 4,128 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 14,083 units (10,422 single-family, 3,661 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 17,952 units (11,374 single-family, 6,578 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 19,544 units (12,766 single-family, 6,778 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 17,645 units (12,997 single-family, 4,648 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 20,143 units (13,088 single-family, 7,055 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,716 units (13,706 single-family, 6,010 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 23,406 units (16,295 single-family, 7,111 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 20,031 units (12,419 single-family, 7,612 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 18,451 units (13,039 single-family, 5,412 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 19,994 units (15,485 single-family, 4,509 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 18,540 units (12,190 single-family, 6,350 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Nevada by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.